AAMI HTM Association of the Year Award

This award recognizes an AAMI healthcare technology management (HTM) association that distinguishes itself during the course of the year through outstanding society operations and meetings, as well as a commitment to elevating the HTM profession at the local level.

Candidates must demonstrate:

One or more specific association activities that enhanced the HTM field on a local level (i.e. participation in a state-wide career fair or other forms of local outreach about the profession, creation of a scholarship program for a local HTM student)
Proven commitment to the professional development of the association’s members via activities that provide advanced education, training, and networking opportunities
Examples of association-wide commitment to the field through association officers writing articles for industry publications, participating in AAMI and other industry committees, and speaking at industry events

Candidates should demonstrate:

Active Society/Association membership with AAMI
Examples of leadership in promoting the profession to the C-suite, clinicians, and other professionals in the healthcare technology field
A commitment to community service proven with examples of specific activities

Nominators may submit evidence of additional types of activities relevant to this award and to the candidate society’s achievements. The award includes a $1,500 check and a plaque to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.

The deadline for 2021 submissions has passed. For more information, contact awards@aami.org.

2021 Recipient

Mexican Society of Biomedical Engineering (SOMIB)

This year’s HTM Association of the Year, NESCE, exemplifies all the qualities this award seeks to promote, including outstanding society operations and meetings, as well as a commitment to elevating the HTM field on a local level.

This year’s winner, the Mexican Society of Biomedical Engineering (SOMIB) has served HTM students, BMETs, managers, and administrators for more than 43 years, promoting the field throughout Mexico and Latin America. It is touted as a “bridge” between prospective HTM professionals and healthcare organizations, a prolific educator through workshops and forums, and a reliable supporter of research initiatives.

“It is a great honor to receive this distinction from AAMI, an internationally recognized association committed to promoting and growing the healthcare technology management profession,” said SOMIB president Herberth Bravo Hernández. “This award is the result of the effort and dedication of a great team at SOMIB. I want to extend this recognition to each of them; as well as for all the HTMs and Biomedical Engineers in Mexico who have given their best effort, commitment, and dedication in this pandemic, as well as for those colleagues who have unfortunately lost their lives. It is a great pride for me to receive this recognition as president of the largest and oldest Society of Biomedical Engineers in Mexico; without a doubt, this entrusted responsibility will be a milestone in my professional life.”